I have one of those fancy computerized machines. But the only reason I have it is because my old faithful finally died on me. I had it for over 25 years and it sewed 2 little girls clothes and numerous quilts. My husband told me to find a really good machine becuase I worked on it so much. So I did. I got a Pfaff Creative 4.0 and do not regret the decision. The only drawback is that it is so big and heavy that it is hard to take to classes, retreats, etc. I am thinking of getting a littler machine for that.